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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
The EU has a brand new tool to police subsidies from non-EU governments. It gives the European Commission power to review M&A deals and public procurement bids, as well as initiate investigations. Companies potentially affected need already now to set up internal information gathering, and to factor the new rules into deal feasibility assessments and timelines.
In this episode, podcast host Jenn Mellott is joined by partner Merit Olthoff and counsel Lorand Bartels to talk about the situations in which these new subsidy control rules come into play, how they relate to the EU's existing WTO obligations, and how businesses can best prepare.
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
In 2023 antitrust enforcement will continue to respond to calls for it to do more to address a range of global crises and social concerns. Authorities are being given enhanced powers and new tools, and are tackling novel kinds of cases, which is significantly increasing unpredictability.
In this first episode of 2023, podcast host Jenn Mellott is joined by partners Jamillia Ferris (Washington, D.C.), Sharon Malhi (London) and Tone Oeyen (Brussels) to talk about our antitrust forecast for the months ahead, and to identify the most crucial issues for businesses to watch in the coming year.
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
In this episode of our MedTech podcast series, Freshfields Partner Vinita Kailasanath and Stacy Hostetler, Co-Leader of Egon Zehnder’s Medical Technology Practice discuss the convergence between tech and life sciences, diversity in the industry ecosystem and whether you should have a sponsor or a mentor.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Over the past several years, cartel enforcement actions appear to have been on the decline. Despite this, antitrust enforcers have made clear that they have no intention to ease up enforcement efforts and, in fact, have indicated a renewed commitment to aggressive enforcement – as illustrated by a recent spike in dawn raids, including of private homes, in Europe and several initiatives by the Biden Administration in the US.
In this latest episode of our Essential Antitrust podcast our host Jenn Mellott is joined by Ramya Arnold, senior associate in London, Dominic Divivier, senior associate in Duesseldorf, and Angela Landry, counsel in Washington DC and Silicon Valley, to discuss what enforcers in Europe and the US are focused on in their pursuits.
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
In this episode of our MedTech podcast series, Freshfields partners Vinita Kailasanath and Theresa Ehlen sit down with Gloria Seibert – Founder and CEO of Temedica – to discuss the future of digital health innovations and to reflect on Gloria’s own experiences as a founder and entrepreneur in the MedTech industry.
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
The UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered the much anticipated Autumn Statement 2022 following a period of political and economic instability in the UK.
The Autumn Statement 2022 comes at a difficult time for the UK economy with inflation at its highest rate for decades and a significantly increased budget deficit forecast. In view of this, the Chancellor has made clear that both spending cuts and increased tax revenues are required to reduce the “fiscal black hole”.
In our latest podcast, London Tax partners Paul Davison and Jill Gatehouse and London Tax senior associate Josh Critchlow discuss the business tax measures they found the most noteworthy in the Autumn Statement 2022, including:
- Changes to the Energy Profits Levy – the windfall tax on oil and gas companies enacted in Summer 2022;
- The introduction of a new Electricity Generator Levy – a temporary 45% tax to be levied on extraordinary returns from low-carbon UK electricity generation;
- Confirmation that the UK will introduce the OECD Pillar 2 proposals, including further detail on the structure of these rules and when the rules will take effect;
- Reforms to rebalance R&D tax reliefs – involving proposals to increase the rate of the Research and Development Expenditure Credit and decrease the SME additional deduction and credit rate;
- Confirmation that both the reduction in the bank corporation tax surcharge rate to 3% and the increase in the diverted profits tax rate to 31% will go ahead as planned in April 2023;
- The new share-for-share exchange anti-avoidance measure that has immediate effect; and
- Reflections on tax measures that were not introduced.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
US antitrust authorities have taken a more aggressive stance on merger enforcement, suing to block deals rather than looking for tailored fixes. After facing several defeats in US courts during September 2022, what does this new trend really mean for deal strategy?
In this latest episode of our Essential Antitrust podcast our host Jenn Mellott is joined by Jamillia Ferris and Julie Elmer, antitrust partners in Washington DC, and Martin McElwee, antitrust partner in London and Brussels, to discuss the implications of merger challenges brought by US agencies for both US-focused deals and deals that face broader international scrutiny.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
“Activists are not creatures of trends or habits, necessarily, but are reactive to the market, society and where they fit in.”
In this episode of our Great (stakeholder) expectations series, Freshfields’ Elizabeth Bieber and Pamela Marcogliese and FTI Consulting’s Patrick Tucker and Garrett Muzikowski discuss the shareholder activism developments coming out of the past proxy season, expectations for future activism levels, new vulnerability points for companies, the potential impact of universal proxy, and ESG activism.
The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily the views of FTI Consulting, Inc., its management, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, or its other professionals.
FTI Consulting, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a consulting firm and is not a certified public accounting firm or a law firm.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
“Choose one carefully articulated path and hang with it, even under pressure.”
In this episode of our Great (stakeholder) expectations series, Freshfields’ Elizabeth Bieber and Pamela Marcogliese and FTI Consulting’s Patrick Tucker and Garrett Muzikowski discuss the bastion of support for social issues coming out of the past proxy season, the implications for the engagement season, and the different pressures companies face on the broadest ESG category with potentially the most reputational risk.
The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily the views of FTI Consulting, Inc., its management, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, or its other professionals.
FTI Consulting, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a consulting firm and is not a certified public accounting firm or a law firm.
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
“If this risk is more worth taking than running afoul of investor expectations, take the risk.”
In this episode of our Great (stakeholder) expectations series, Freshfields’ Elizabeth Bieber and Pamela Marcogliese and FTI Consulting’s Patrick Tucker and Garrett Muzikowski unpack the status of climate disclosure, predictions for upcoming SEC rulemaking, and how to prepare for potentially significant changes on the horizon.
The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily the views of FTI Consulting, Inc., its management, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, or its other professionals.
FTI Consulting, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a consulting firm and is not a certified public accounting firm or a law firm.